Women's basketball: St. Clair County Community College Skippers control their own destiny

Will face league leading Macomb tonight

Mike Groulx, SC4 women's basketball coach.

The St. Clair County Community College women's basketball team has become accustomed to playing in big games this season.

But Wednesday's home game at 5:30 p.m. against Macomb Community College could be the Skippers most important contest of the season.

That's because Macomb (8-0, 17-0) sits on top of the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Eastern Conference standings, while SC4 (7-1, 17-1) is in second place.

"It has a high level of importance," SC4 coach Mike Groulx said. "The fact is if we don't win this game, we might not have a shot to win the league title. We would have to rely on other teams to take care of business because we already have a loss.

"I told them not to worry about anything else. We control our own destiny. If we do what we do better than they do what they do we will be fine."

The teams will also meet at the end of February, but by then the race could be decided. When the teams play today, each will be without a key player. The Skippers will be without the services of starting forward Teisha Knott, who is missing her second game due to a skirmish against Schoolcraft College last week.

On top of that, SC4 could be without the services of Jade Gaines, who injured her knee last week.

Macomb meanwhile lost their starting center to injury last week and could be out for the season.

"I've seen film of them and they have some good, talented girls on the perimeter," Groulx said. "They are a lot different as a team now without their starting center. She was second team All-American as a freshman. The rumor is she tore her (anterior cruciate ligament). She is a very good player and that's a major blow for them.

"We match up pretty well. We are a little deeper. They like to hit the offensive glass hard like we do and they like to get out in transition like we do. Whoever guards better and rebounds will win this game."

A victory would go a long way toward positioning the Skippers for a conference title run. But Groulx said that's not their biggest goal.

"The league title is nice, but that doesn't get you to Peoria, Illinois (the sight of the national championship game). You have to win that regional title at whatever cost. We won it last year and it comes through us.

"But this game is important. It's going to be a dog fight the whole game."

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Women's basketball: St. Clair County Community College Skippers control their own destiny

The St. Clair County Community College women's basketball team has become accustomed to playing in big games this season.